The Adult Screening Physical Examination: What Physicians Do

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-65

  Wildes, Troy ^a   Anderson, Ruric ^b  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FAMILY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 1442304355     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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